Recognised as Colour
#E8A4E8
- #E8A4E8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E8A4E8 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 164, 232 and HSL 300°, 60%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E8A4E8#E8A4E8
HEX#E8A4E8
RGBrgb(232, 164, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6431, 0.9098
RGB percentages91%, 64.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(300, 59.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 29.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,246,568
CSS custom property--colour: #E8A4E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#175B17
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4E8A4
Analogous#C6A4E8, #E8A4C6
Triadic#E8E8A4, #A4E8E8
Split complementary#C6E8A4, #A4E8C6
Tetradic#E8C6A4, #A4E8A4, #A4C6E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G164
B232
Red232 (91%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)59.65%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E8 · G A4 · B E8
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